Okpora Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okpora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okpora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2551:694,67732,109
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Okpora (30) may also be a first name.

Okpora Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okpora Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Okpora is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okpora? popularity and diffusion

Okpora is the 975,866th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Okpora is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okpora live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 694,677. In Nigeria Okpora is most frequent in: Rivers, where 40 percent reside, Cross River, where 25 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okporay922/
Okpoura921/
Okporoa921/
Okpara8397,262/
Okporo831,215/
Okpori83157/
Okpore8373/
Okpura8336/
Ocpora8332/
Okpera8319/
Akpora8318/
Ekpora832/
Okpoiroha804/
Okporie771,813/
Okporho77114/
Okparah7786/
Okporoo7721/
Okpohro7714/
Akporay777/
Gokporo776/
Okpoire773/
Ockpara773/
Okppara773/
Ookpara772/
Okpaara772/
Okparai772/
Okporei772/
Okparau771/
O'Kpara771/
Ookporo771/
Okcpara771/
Oikpara771/
Okparea771/
Okposro771/
Okparat771/
Akporga771/
Akporah771/
Okphoro771/
Akporeha71264/
Akpoyraz7131/
Okkkpara714/
Okparaai711/
Okpohrie711/
Okkparaj711/
Akpera672,364/
Akpore671,898/
Akpara671,092/
Okpare67589/
Ekporo67396/
Akporo67261/
Ukporo67233/
Okpure6774/
Akpori6770/
Okparo6770/
Okpari6763/
Okpero6750/
Akpura6740/
Ukpore6729/
Ukpara6721/
Ukpori6713/
Ekpara6713/
Okpuro674/
Ukpura672/
Ogpara672/
Akporhahe671/
Ekpera671/
Oukpoureï671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okpora
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